LaGuardia Community College Scores $116.2 Million From the Owners of the New York Mets
Also, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez have given two unrestricted gifts of $50 million each through their Courage and Civility Award, and two former professors at the University of Maryland at College Park have donated $27.2 million to its math department.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
New Leaders See Community Foundations as More Than a Philanthropic Bank
Dozens of community foundations have new presidents. The group is turning well-capitalized philanthropies into players in progressive policy battles across the country.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Health Care-Access Maverick to Lead California Endowment
The $4.7 billion foundation named Brenda Solórzano, an early architect of trust-based philanthropy and a veteran of health-care grant making in the Golden State, as its next president.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Dallas Foundation Installs Julie Diaz as New CEO
Also, the Jewish Community Foundation San Diego has promoted its chief financial officer to CEO, and the effective-altruism charity The Life You Can Save has named two co-CEOs.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Bill and Lisa Ford to Raise $10 Million for Detroit Youth Nonprofit Endowments
Ten nonprofits serving young people in Detroit will get an unusual, lasting gift as part of a campaign started by Lisa Ford and her husband, Bill Ford, the executive chair of Ford Motor Co.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Are We Getting Back to Normal? New Reports Forecast Fundraising Growth
Philanthropy will grow an inflation-adjusted 4.2 percent in 2024 and 3.9 percent in 2025, researchers predict.
By Emily Haynes and Rasheeda Childress
U.S. Regulators Scramble to Catch Up With the DAF Boom
Proposed federal regulations would provide guidelines for what DAFs can be used for — but not for how quickly they would need to be distributed.
By Brian Mittendorf
Contributor
Bezos Earth Fund Pledges $60 Million to Develop Protein Alternatives to Meat
Also, the Doris Duke Foundation committed $33 million to help families protect children at high risk of abuse and neglect, and the Kataly Foundation awarded $20 million to reclaim Native land in the San Francisco Bay Area.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Big Surprises as MacKenzie Scott Announces ‘Open Call’ Winners
The billionaire philanthropist announced 361 winners — and $640 million in giving.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Wendy Schmidt and Grist Founder Launch Immersive-Media Nonprofit
The billionaire philanthropist and journalist Chip Giller are betting that virtual and augmented reality are on the cusp of a breakthrough — and poised to change hearts, minds, and giving.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor